birth date on Nov. 27, 1960, in Recine, Wisc.He is one of five children and always wanted to be an artist, and it was in his junior year in high school that he decided he wanted to write and illustrat...

Fear of fraud is universal. Today, 77% of Americans are concerned about fraud and identity theft when managing finances online, according to 2025 research from Edward Jones and Morning Consult. Even m...

Grandma Gertie is more than ready for Thanksgiving Day to arrive. For the first time in 17 years, she is going to have her entire family home for Thanksgiving dinner. Everyone has painstakingly arrang...

• A mobile stroke-prevention team, Stroke Scan Plus, was scheduled to visit Henryetta to offer diagnostic screenings. Utilizing ultrasound technology, the team could identify potential health risks su...

So, upfront, I’ve got to tell you that the claim that a man was resurrected from the dead is quite extraordinary. In fact, the mid-18th century philosopher David Hume put forward the extraordinary nat...

The gym was filled with steady focus, proud smiles and the unmistakable thump of arrows meeting their mark as Preston Public Schools hosted its inaugural Bullseye and 3D Archery Tournament this past w...

The Mojo Grappling Academy (MGA) made its presence known in a big way Nov. 22, sending wrestlers to two major tournaments and bringing home an impressive lineup of medals, podium finishes and standout...

Henryetta is about to sleigh the holiday season.The Henryetta Chamber of Commerce is putting the finishing touches on what promises to be the biggest, brightest, most joy-packed Mistletoe Market yet. ...

A free drive-thru Thanksgiving Meal is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 27. The event will be hosted by Henryetta First United Methodist Church, located at 1212 S. Lake Road.The free meal service will be ...

An Okmulgee woman was injured Friday morning following a two-vehicle collision on U.S. Highway 75, north of Ferguson Road, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.The crash occurred at 7:52 a.m. on N...

Henryetta Public Schools extends a heartfelt thank you to Muscogee Nation Reintegration for donating Thanksgiving baskets - each complete with a turkey - to several local families. The Henryetta-based...

A Tulsa man died Tuesday afternoon in a single-vehicle rollover crash on U.S. Highway 75 near 220 Road in Okmulgee County, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.The fatal collision occurred at 2:17...

Be sure to check inside today’s edition of the Henryetta Free-Lance for our annual Holiday Wrap, which features a variety of Black Friday specials.

The City of Henryetta has announced its sanitation schedule for the Thanksgiving holiday.Both Wednesday’s and Thursday’s routes will run Wednesday, Nov. 26, as workers will be off Thursday for Thanksg...

Oklahoma Farm Bureau presented the OKFB County Excellence Award to Cherokee and Okmulgee County Farm Bureaus on Nov. 8 at the organization’s 84th annual meeting in Oklahoma City.Modeled after the Amer...

VFW and VFW Auxiliary members were at Homeland and Walmart in Henryetta over the weekend, holding a flag drive. The groups place 1,200 flags on veterans’ graves on Memorial Day. They also buy and main...

Often, an animal comes through the Okmulgee County (OKCO) Humane Society whose personality is so bright, so endearing and so completely charming that we find ourselves wondering why on earth they’re s...

• TV host and contractor Amy Matthews inspired nearly 120 young women at OSU Institute of Technology’s Women in Technology event. She recounted her unexpected career shift from music and acting to con...

A former accounts payable manager for the Muscogee Nation’s gaming operations has been sentenced to federal prison for orchestrating one of the largest embezzlement schemes ever reported within the tr...

A Tahlequah man has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Indian Country following a July 2024 killing that occurred on the Cherokee Nation Reservation.Colby Lin Deerinwater, 30, entered a guilt...